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Medical Xpress / Positive aging videos affected women's views of getting older—for the better, study finds
Women who view TikTok videos of others comfortable with their gray hair and laugh lines start to feel more positive about their own aging the more they watch, a new UConn study has found, potentially influencing a woman's ...
Medical Xpress / Killing cancer requires immune cells to infiltrate tumors' hostile microenvironment—sugar shields can help them break in
You might think of cancer as a mass of rogue cells that grow uncontrollably. But cancer is more organized and strategic than that. Rather, cancer is a tightly controlled cellular neighborhood that can keep the body's defenses ...
Tech Xplore / Americans strongly support regulations on AI, according to poll
Most Americans, even those who most appreciate AI, strongly support more regulation of it, a new survey by Johns Hopkins University researchers finds.
Tech Xplore / Vehicle miles traveled: An improved, but imperfect, traffic metric
Opponents of new developments often argue that more construction will bring more traffic, frequently convincing developers to reduce the scale of their projects or seek out less densely populated areas to build. Although ...
Tech Xplore / Going up against the heat: Vertical greenery keeps cities cool
Climate change and urbanization have intensified the urban heat island (UHI) effect, where urban areas are significantly warmer than rural areas. This has, in turn, increased the frequency of extreme heat events, such as ...
Medical Xpress / How vibrations induced by snoring may contribute to sleep apnea
Snoring is not just a symptom of obstructive sleep apnea—it may also contribute to the disease. Researchers at Umeå University show that the vibrations affect how muscle cells produce and manage energy. This, in turn, may ...
Medical Xpress / Muscle oxygenation response during duplicate sprints in professional soccer players
The volume of high-speed running in modern soccer has increased in line with greater demands placed on professional players, but this has come at a cost, with hamstring injuries on the rise, sometimes sidelining key players ...
Medical Xpress / Obesity rewrites global heart disease trends, driving rising deaths in midlife and developing nations
Researchers are warning that obesity is reshaping the global cardiovascular disease crisis, as trend data covering 204 countries reveal that heart disease now peaks in people ages 50–54 rather than the elderly and increasingly ...
Medical Xpress / Final rules for Medicaid work requirements are out
The Trump administration has issued final rules on how states should ensure that millions of Medicaid enrollees prove they're working or completing other activities, such as job training, volunteering or being enrolled in ...
Medical Xpress / Clinical trials suggest GLP-1s may improve fertility in men with obesity
GLP-1s do not harm male hormones or fertility after long-term use, according to a study being presented Monday at ENDO 2026, the Endocrine Society's annual meeting in Chicago. In fact, the research team found GLP-1s may improve ...
Medical Xpress / Long naps may increase the risk of chronic liver disease in people with diabetes
People with type 2 diabetes who nap longer than 30 minutes every day, regardless of their sleep patterns at night, increase their risk of developing metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), according ...
Medical Xpress / Worried about your child's sleep? Keep screens out of bedrooms and limit iPads before bed
Sleep can be one of the trickiest things for families with little kids. It's not just important for parental sanity or a child's grumpiness the next day.
